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Oct 12th, 2021, 19:38 | #11 |
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It's certainly a lovely looking car, I have to say I'm quite tempted myself.....
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Oct 12th, 2021, 23:07 | #12 |
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Ok, onto the thorny issue of money...
For your horror and amusement, first of all let's see how much I've inexplicably sunk into this old Volvo:
Now, I appreciate as much as anyone that old cars are worth far less than the sum of their parts, maintenance/repair doesn't count for much (because stuff working is expected, obviously), go-faster bits don't add anywhere near their cost to the value of the car (if they add anything), and people do care about cosmetics. And that all Volvos are only worth £500. That said, there are an awful lot of new parts on this car. Pretty much everything that might let you down except the clutch (alternator, radiator, hoses, fuel pumps, cam+fan belts, coil, leads, distributor, water pump, head gasket, crank pulley, clutch hose, sensors etc.) is new within the last few thousand miles. There's also very little left in the suspension which isn't fresh - shocks, springs, ball joints, arms, bushes and with the exception of a stud or two I didn't want to fight with, pretty much all the fastening hardware underneath is fresh too - replaced with genuine Volvo parts. Did I mention I replaced all the bushes and wear parts in the gear shifter assembly and it's really nice? Propshaft UJs, centre bearing and guibo are all fresh. Engine and gearbox mounts too. Even the rubbers which support the fuel pump cradle are new. For £5k you can have the car and (once I've fixed the rack which might be a couple of weeks) drive it away with the M90+prop, 15g turbo, 3" DP, iPD cam, and all the other spares I've got (ECUs, starter motor, brake discs+pads, etc.) loaded in the back of it. For £4500 the car (once fixed), but no spares. For £4k the car in its current state if you have a means of moving it. No spares. Now you've probably all just fallen off your chairs and/or spat tea into your keyboards (because all Volvos are only worth £500, obviously) but any less than these figures and I can't justify selling it. Sorry if you were hoping for a bargain or you think I'm messing you all around. Flame away...
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Oct 24th, 2021, 13:44 | #13 |
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Wish you are selling it earlier. Always wanted to try out a 740 Turbo Wagon but I have spent far too much on an 850 T-5 I have recently bought. Still couldn't get it quite right despite the £££ poured into the 850.
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Oct 25th, 2021, 13:01 | #14 |
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I had the pleasure of seeing this a couple of years ago
A lovely looking car, and clean 740 turbo estates are hard to find now. Good luck with the sale |
Oct 25th, 2021, 13:01 | #15 |
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Sounds a familiar story. I've thrown another £300 at the 740 and it's got working PAS again. I guess I'll be keeping it a while longer...
Garage round the corner from me in Bristol has a tidy looking late 940 up for £4k. No idea if anyone is paying that sort of money for these cars - there was one at a similar asking price feature on Pistonheads recently.
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Jun 21st, 2022, 21:13 | #18 |
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Nope, I fixed it, fixed it some more, fixed it a bit more and have been racking up the miles on it. Currently running pig-rich and fouling it's plugs so needs some more fixing...
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